National Republican., 1887-03-05
serator Uoar's Indictment of the Demo-
cratic House.


II is seldom that there Is ever delivered
more timely and well.considered speech
than that Of Senator Hoar In the Senate on
Thursday evening, synopsis of which was
published in the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
yesterday.
The constitution gave to each of the CO.
ordinate branches of this government cer-
tain well.de6ned powers, and when either
Of these departs from or exceeds those
IoweTs 1t is neither more nor less than
usurpation.
Congress, constituted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, possesses all
legislative power except that negative
power which is conferred upon the Presi-
dent through the veto.
The Senate and the House, respectively
the representatives of the state and the
people, had each to consider all measures
for the government Of the people, and their
powers were precisely similar, except that
the House only could originate revenue
bills, ard the Senate only had q portion OF
the executive power.
Each house for itself, and every member
Of each house, had the right conferred on
him to consider, debate, and vote upon
every measure proposed in either body.
Tie representative OF the state and the
representative of the people was eaca
equally entitled to deliberately determine
for himself whether bill should become
law. No man was given the power by the
constitution to interfere with this right,
and whoever attempts to or does interfere
with this right is an usurper.
Speaking directly to the President, the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, on the 26th ultimo
said:
There has been no act Of the Democratic
Rouse Of Representatives to relieve the people
from the unnecessary burden OF taxation. In
your last message you state that 'the annual
Income Is much greater than is required to
meet government expenses, with no approxl-
mate Indebtedness upon which 1t could be
applied. We will then be confronted with a
vast quantity of money, the circulating me-
dium of the people, boarded In the treasury
when It should be in their hands, or wa will
be drawn into wasteful public extravaganza
with all the corrupting national demoraliza-
tion which follows In its train"
This is sound doctrine. Notwithstanding all
this, Spes ker Carlisle usurps more power to
prevent the removal of the war tax from tobac.
co than the President, in his exercise OF the
veto power, to prevent the payment Of PEN
lions.
Senator Hoar, in his place as representa-
tive OF Que OF the original thirteen states,
reiterated this charge in words as forcible
ard direct as the language commands.
And he added other counts to the indlct.
mtnt, showing that Speaker Carlisle had
lot only refused TO prevent this removal Of
unnecessary taxation, but that he had de.
clarsd IN favor OF ignorance for his con.
stiiGents In preference to education, and
that 10 do this he had committed usurpi
ton unparalleled In the history Of this
country.
But thedistinguished senator from Massa.
clusetts did not stop at showing that the
Democratic speaker of the House was
usurping power, he went further and
showed that the Democratic House was
concentrating or endeayoring to concen.
trate 10 itself not only the power Of the
Senate but those Of the Executive.
The Senate has the right to consider the
bills which provide the money TO pay the
expenses Of the government. The Pres
ident Las the right and 1t is made his duty
10 consider these and all other measures,
Tut the House has denied TO both the Senate
and the.President this constitutional right
ty failing to pass the appropriation bills in
time TO allow either to consider them.
Senator lioar Justly characterized this con-
duct as usurpatIon. 1t is nothing else, ami
the weak efforts OF Senators Beck and
Blackburn to defend their party associates
in the House utterly failed to break the
force Of the powerful arrllgnment, tue in-
cislye indictment made by Senator Hoar OF
tie Democratic party.
Americans who love freedon and honor
tie constitution as the safeguard OF our
tree Institutions, but who unfortunately